It is already January 17, and it has been 10 days since we boarded the Crystal Cruise Serenity cruise ship. Not only is it better than ever, we have been pretty busy. One thing I have to mention is that Crystal put a show onstage with 3 famous songwriters: Allan Dennis Rich, Shelley Peiken […]
Read More »Well, we have been on Crystal Serenity for about a week now. Not surprisingly we have bumped into friends an acquaintances from past cruises—some from as far back as 2016. Already we have gone on excursions in the Grand Caymans, Mexico, Belize and Honduras. Nothing especially interesting in the Caymans unless you like looking at […]
Read More »It would be an understatement to say that the year 2024 was eventful. Anyway, it was busy for us. We started out slowly, but before the year was over—in a flash it seems—we wound up visiting Bordeaux for about 7 weeks; seeing friends from England; going to Bermuda for a while; visiting the Grand Canyon […]
Read More »Some more on Australia. We finally headed back to the U.S. from Australia in early December—to get ready for Christmas and our next trip that starts in January of 2025. But before checking out, a couple of observations about our trip and our guides on the trip. Our group leader, Mary Gordon, was just fabulous. […]
Read More »We have just returned from a delightful, informative trip to Australia. We started with a visit to see our dear friends in Brisbane, Bronwen and Sep, in their fabulous new home, which they designed and built with every conceivable amenity, combining sustainability and elegance. We had the great pleasure of meeting some of their family, and saw many […]
Read More »Well, Autumn has finally come to Reston, as it does every year. The trees are turning colors; Halloween is around the corner, and we are signed up to hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters in our building. Plus, we now have 49 degree mornings, although it begins to heat up pretty quickly when the sun […]
Read More »Finally we are back from a NatGeo trip that took us to the Grand Canyon in Arizona as well as Zion and Bryce National Parks in Utah. The sightseeing in all three locations was, in a word, spectacular. And not just spectacular, but also varied and informative. The first stop was in the Grand Canyon […]
Read More »Two of our very good friends from Brisbane, Australia stopped by to visit us in Reston Virginia over the Labor Day weekend. The phrase “just stopped by” sounds a little casual when the starting point is so far away. Actually it’s just under 10,000 miles away. So it is quite a journey. They started out […]
Read More »Every Spring and Summer there are farmer’s markets all over Fairfax County, Virginia. The towns in the county have them on different days, presumably to avoid duplication. And competition, for that matter. Anyway, Reston has a farmer’s market from early May through mid-November on Saturdays. So I went over to Lake Anne to take a […]
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